Looks like we’ll be getting a Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover after all as an animated and adult Energon Universe series is in development. As per Deadline,

‘Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment has teamed with Hasbro Entertainment to produce Energon Universe, an adult animated series based on the comics of the same name created by Kirkman and published by Skybound. Joe Henderson (Lucifer) is attached to write the adaptation and serve as showrunner on the series, an epic crossover of G.I. Joe, Transformers and Void Rivals mythology, which is expected to be taken out to buyers shortly.’

‘Despite featuring the family-friendly Hasbro characters G.I. Joe and Transformers, the Energon Universe series will be broad, with adult sensibility in the vein of Kirkman’s gritty adult animated series Invincible.’

‘Kirkman, a Transformers and G.I. Joe fan since childhood, won the comic book publishing rights to the signature Hasbro brands in 2021. He went on to create a cohesive shared universe in which Transformers and G.I. Joe co-exist together alongside original IP Void Rivals, which Kirkman co-created with Lorenzo De Felici.’

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Worth remembering we have no studio partner yet for this project. However, one would imagine several streamers will be interested in picking this up depending on costs.

As for how excited I am by this? Well, look, I liked both Transformers and G.I. Joe as I was an 80’s kid. Do I still like them? Not so much, and I am not sure how well these franchises do actually fit together. But then, I’ve not read the Kirkman comics yet, so I’ll wait and see for myself once this find a home and gets made.

What do you think of this adult, Transformers/G.I. Joe animated crossover Energon Universe? Is this something you would watch? Thoughts below.

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